2 part Brooks saddle question
11-07-23, 05:50 PM
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My favorite Brooks is the Team Professional. The shape is kind to me once broken in and the large , hammered rivets look very nice. I ride occasionally with a good friend who was having problems finding the right saddle . He rides a modern carbon bike and was interested in my Brooks saddles I have on many of my bikes. I loaned him a couple saddles , a B17 and a Team Pro. He ended up buying a Team Pro and it doesn’t look out of place on his $7k carbon Specialized racer. The paint on your saddle will come off using the method described by others , nothing harder than plastic , I would try the balm used for leather treatment and a cotton rag first . I had bought a very nice antique metal car (toy) that had paint splattered on it and , while I was watching TV , scraped at the splatter with my thumb nail. I got it all off and the paint underneath was unscathed.
11-07-23, 05:53 PM
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I bought a Team Pro 8 or 9 years ago, on sale. Large copper rivets. I have tried to break it in many times over the course if those years. Perhaps I will try again.
Currently riding a Selle Anatomica.
Currently riding a Selle Anatomica.
11-07-23, 10:58 PM
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Saddle soap and a fine tooth brush should be used to remove the paint. Let the saddle soap sit for a minute. That will swell and soften the paint making removal easier with less chance of damage to the leather.
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My favorite Brooks is the Team Professional. The shape is kind to me once broken in and the large , hammered rivets look very nice. I ride occasionally with a good friend who was having problems finding the right saddle . He rides a modern carbon bike and was interested in my Brooks saddles I have on many of my bikes. I loaned him a couple saddles , a B17 and a Team Pro. He ended up buying a Team Pro and it doesn’t look out of place on his $7k carbon Specialized racer. The paint on your saddle will come off using the method described by others , nothing harder than plastic , I would try the balm used for leather treatment and a cotton rag first . I had bought a very nice antique metal car (toy) that had paint splattered on it and , while I was watching TV , scraped at the splatter with my thumb nail. I got it all off and the paint underneath was unscathed.
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11-08-23, 09:53 PM
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They set it aside for me at the co-op, and then charge me $10.
i’m thinking of donating it back to the co-op after it’s clean for the annual silent auction on December 14. I will send a link so people can bid online. I have a feeling that many people will lust after the vintage stuff like us.
First question, I see it has some white paint on it. I don’t know if this is from rubbing against a white painted wall or maybe it was wet paint when it went on. I’m frightened to use goof off latex remover in case that affects the leather finish.
other than using 0000, steel wool, are there any better suggestions?
The saddle came off of a JC pennies bike. Clearly not stock.
Second question, the Bottom has some stampings, I heard a rumor that you can tell vintage by the stampings, and then I heard another rumor that the key to the stampings has been lost. Anybody know approximate age of the saddle?
i’m thinking of donating it back to the co-op after it’s clean for the annual silent auction on December 14. I will send a link so people can bid online. I have a feeling that many people will lust after the vintage stuff like us.
First question, I see it has some white paint on it. I don’t know if this is from rubbing against a white painted wall or maybe it was wet paint when it went on. I’m frightened to use goof off latex remover in case that affects the leather finish.
other than using 0000, steel wool, are there any better suggestions?
The saddle came off of a JC pennies bike. Clearly not stock.
Second question, the Bottom has some stampings, I heard a rumor that you can tell vintage by the stampings, and then I heard another rumor that the key to the stampings has been lost. Anybody know approximate age of the saddle?
I would suggest mounting it up and using it for perhaps a month to see if it is in fact is as good a condition as it looks. While you're doing that, try rubbing the bits of paint off with the edge of credit card. I would not attack it with any abrasives, and I think an Xacto knife is risky. The leather actually looks great, except for the white paint. Also I would apply a little Proofide or Obenauf's, to see if the paint loosens up a bit. (not a LOT of Obenauf's!).
